Heavy drinkers
I believe the answer is:
sots
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heavy drinkers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sots that I've seen before include "Chronic drinkers" , "Drunks" , "Boozers" , "Habitual drunkards" , "Sponges" .)